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CalDAV and CardDAV client setup tutorials

Collaoration services: Email messaging alone can no longer fully satisfy today's running business. Thus, a set of useful utilities named 'Collboration Services' came to rescue. Other than email messaging, the services include 'instant messenger', 'file management', 'web content sharing' and 'project mangement and sharing'.

How does an individual share his or her calendar and task with colleagues in the same department? CalDAV! Users can write down preset events on certain days or tasks on the CalDAV-based calendar on any of the valid CalDAV clients, such as Thunderbird's Lightning or Apple OSX/iOS calendar. In a split of seconds, colleagues will have events and tasks synchronized and thus reach the purpose of interactive collaboration.

What is the different between 'an event' and 'a task or todo'?
Event: Some action that is scheduled to happen regardless whether the user is involved or not, such as birthday or shareholder meeting.
Task or Todo: Some scheduled work that has to be done by the user usually with a start time and an end time. As long as the work is done beforehand, there is not much limitation to it.

How does an individual obtain all contact information of his or her company with no hassel?
CardDAV! Users using any of the valid CardDAV clients, such as Apple OSX/iOS addressbook or Bynari WebDAV, can effectively synchronize all contact information within the company.

How can I enjoy the convenience brought by both CalDAV and CardDAV?
Let us take EVO Mail Server as an example. Please follow the steps below:

1. Download and install Microsoft VC Distributable 2008 SP1
2. Browse to EVO GUI's Setting \ 9. EVO Collaboration Add-on: CardDAV and CalDAV Setting
3. Enabled set to YES
4. On ECA Service, click Check conf. and click YES at the next prompt to download ECA Add-on pack
5. Once the pack is downloaded, click Run to start ECA Installation Wizad. Click Next for three times and exit.
6. On ECA Service, click Check conf. and click Allow access. We will see installation result and click OK
7. On Timezone, click to open a pull-down menu and select your location. Click OK
8. On ECA Service, click START
9. For CardDAV, you may now click option buttons on Shared contact .vcf to manage company contact information

Synchronize your way according to the following CalDAV and CardDAV client tutorial

CalDAV and CardDAV client tutorial - Please enable SSL within each client software during CalDAV and CardDAV setup. If not doing so, the client software will waste 10 to 15 minutes trying to locate available SSL connections.

1. Outlook 2007-2016 EVO Collaborator for Outlook

Please refer to ECO Quickstart page on our website for further instructions.

i. Look for Calendars APP and tap it to open
ii. You will see the calcarddav.xyz.com section and the default container checked
iii. Tap Done and go back to Calendar's main page and view events

g. Press Home button to exit. Tap on [To Do] app icon

i. Look for Reminders APP and tap it to open
ii. You will see the default container right away and tasks to be done below
iii. Tap + sign and select calcarddav.xyz.com and input tasks as needed

3. Apple iOS Contacts

a. Browse to [Settings / Mail, Contacts, Calendars]
b. Tap [Add Account] and tap [Other]
c. In [CALENDARS] area, tap [Add CardDAV Account]
d. In [Server], enter server name such as carddav.xyz.com, in [User Name], [Password] and [Description] enter information accordingly
e. Tap [Next] at upper right-hand corner. Once authenticated, you will see check marks before each line
f. Press Home button to exit. Tap on [Contacts] app icon
g. Once entered, you tap Groups at top left-hand corner to open group list
h. Tap the carddav.xyz.com group that you just created and you will see contacts within
i. Tap + sign at top right-hand corner to add more contacts

4. Apple OSX Calendar

a. Click at Apple sign and choose System Preferences from the pull-down menu
b. Click on Mail, Contacts & Calendars
c. Click on Other and then Add a CalDAV account. Then, click on Create
d. In [User Name] & [Password], enter information accordingly
e. In [Server], enter server name such as calcarddav.xyz.com. Then click on Create
f. Launch iCAL from the bottom of desktop. You will see events and tasks
g. Double-tap the track-pad the Calendar to add new event
h. Double-tap the track-pad Reminders to add new task

5. Apple OSX Contacts

a. Click at Apple sign and choose System Preferences from the pull-down menu
b. Click on Mail, Contacts & Calendars
c. Click on Other and then Add a CardDAV account. Then, click on Create
d. In [User Name] & [Password], enter information accordingly
e. In [Server], enter server name such as calcarddav.xyz.com. Then click on Create
f. Launch Addressbook from the bottom of desktop. You will see contacts synchronized from the server
g. Click + sign at the bottom of Addressbook to add more contact

6. Thunderbird for Windows - Calendar (Lightning)

a. Open Thunderbird for Windows and click Tools and select Add-ons
b. In Get Add-ons page, click on Lightning
c. On next page, click on + Add to Thunderbird
d. In the Software Installation dialogue box, click Install Now and restart Thunderbird
e. Once opened, click on Extensions at the left-hand side
f. Click Options next to Lightning x.x and select the closest city in your timezone in Timezone tab and OK
g. Click menu's [File]→[New]→[Calendar]. Select On the Network and click on Next
h. On next page, pick CalDAV for Format. Enter EVO Mail Server's URL in Location in such a format as below:

i. On next page, enter preferred name in Name and click on Next
j. At this point, username and password will be required and then click on Finish
k. Go back to Calendar page, check preferred calendar at the left-hand side
l. Right-click that calendar and click on Synchronize.
m. Now, you can view events. Yet, click either Event or Task next to Synchronize to add more

7. Thunderbird for Windows - Addressbook (SOGo Connector)

a. Download SOGo Connector Thunderbird extension CardDAV component and save it to a temp folder
b. Open Thunderbird for Windows and click Tools and select Add-ons
c. At the top right-hand side, click on the gear icon for pull-down menu and select Install Add-on From File
d. Browse to the folder where you just saved the add-on .xpi file. Select the .xpi file and click on Open
e. In the Software Installation dialogue box, click Install Now and restart Thunderbird
f. Click menu's Tools and select Addressbook to open Addressbook tool
g. In the tool, click menu's [File]→[New]→[Remote Address Book] and Remote Address Book Properties pops up
h. Enter preferred name in Name field and EVO Mail Server's URL in URL space in such a format as below:

i. Once input is finished, click OK.
j. Next, right-click corresponding addressbok at the left-hand side and click on Synchronize.
k. Enter user abc's password and click OK
l. When adding a contact, click New Contact at top left-hand side. Point Add to to the correct addressbook

8. CardDAV and CalDAV for Android

a. Log on your Google Play Store
b. Search for CardDAV-sync or CalDAV-sync (Not free). Download it and install
c. Once installed, open the app and tap Add account and then choose CardDAV or CalDAV
d. In Servername or URL space, enter EVO's hostname along with port number, such as: yourdomain.com:8443 and yourdomain.com:8843
e. Do not change Use SSL default setting
f. In Username space, enter your complete email address, such as: username@yourdomain.com; then password
g. After clicking Next, follow instruction
h. Once opening Android's built-in Contacts and Calendar, you can see address book and calendar